Brit Tzedek v'Shalom

Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAYS

June 18-20, 2006
Washington, DC

AGENDA

Sunday - June 18
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Pre-Conference Training Sessions [optional extra] Washington Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC National and Grassroots Media Training Steve Rabinowitz - Former Clinton advisor, current President of Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications Matthew Dorf - Journalist, former lobbyist, current Managing Partner of Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications Jessica Rosenblum - Former Director of Communications and Media for Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, current Senior Associate at Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications
7:00 pm	Keynote Address: Keeping the Door Open for a Negotiated Two-State Solution: The Role of the United States and of the Grassroots District of Columbia Jewish Community Center (DCJCC), 1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC Speakers: Rob Malley - Former Clinton special assistant for Arab-Israeli Affairs, member of American peace team at Camp David, current Middle East and North Africa program director at the International Crisis Group Amjad Atallah - Former advisor to the PLO's negotiations affairs department and PA president Mahmoud Abbas, founder and president of the Strategic Assessments Initiative Marcia Freedman, President of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Co-hosted by the Washington DC chapter of Brit Tzedek
Monday - June 19
9:00 am - 12:30 noon	Policy Briefing Sessions Cannon Caucus Room 345 Presenters: M.J. Rosenberg - Director of Policy Analysis, Israel Policy Forum Lara Friedman - Legislative Director, Americans for Peace Now Jeremy Rabinowitz - Chief of Staff, Office of Lois Capps (D-CA) David McCloud, Director of Middle East Programs for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
12:30 - 1:30 pm	Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:30 pm	Advocacy Training Sessions [Description] Hart Senate Building 902 Presenters: Diane Balser - Executive Director, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Steve Masters - Chair of Advocacy and Public Policy, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom Rob Levy - Washington Representative, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
4:30 - 5:30 pm	Free time
5:30 - 7:00 pm	Congressional Reception Rayburn B339 Speakers Include Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR) Rep. Betty McCollum (MN) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL)
Tuesday - June 20
9:00 am - 3:00 pm	Meetings with Senators, Representatives, and their staff
3:30 - 4:30 pm	Debriefing Longworth 1116

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